INTPOW has announced that its 6th Offshore Wind Supply Chain Seminar will be held in Copenhagen on the 9th of March 2015, one day ahead of EWEA Offshore Wind 2015. In addition to the Norwegian offshore wind industry, this year, given the international setting, INTPOW is going to host Danish and othe
The European Commission (EC) will undertake an in-depth investigation to assess whether GE-Alstom merger is in line with the EU regulations. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “We are concerned that the proposed acquisition might not only lead to higher prices bu
E.ON has launched a £2 million fund for its Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm, which is set to benefit local communities in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Grimsby. E.ON establishes community benefit funds to help the communities in which it operates and works closely with local councils to discuss
As announced yesterday, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order for the installation work at the new Nordergründe offshore wind farm. Today, the company released some details about its new contract. The order from wpd, the offshore wind farm’s developer, has a volume of approximately €3
Ocean Energy Europe’s Board of Directors has elected Rob Stevenson as its new President. Stevenson is Vice-President of Alstom’s Ocean Energy Business, having moved in 2013 from his position as Vice-President of Rolls-Royce Power Ventures and CEO of Tidal Generation Ltd. His appointment follows the
Dalby Offshore has been announced as a finalist in the Humber Renewable Awards in the Medium/ Large business of the year category. The event held by Hull Daily Mail looks at Dalby’s 2014 performance and plans for future growth and recognizes businesses in the renewable industry with a green focus. T
Deutsche Bank plans to invest EUR 1 billion into a portfolio of high quality liquid assets in the form of Green Bonds. These will be held as part of the Bank’s Liquidity Reserve investments. Deutsche Bank has already made EUR 200 million in eligible Green Bond investments and plans for this portfoli
Wpd AG has closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe offshore wind project. Nordergründe is the first German offshore project for which the work will be exclusively delivered and installed by German companies. Moreover, all suppliers have their manufacturing in the north-west region. As a
Three projects under the H2020 priority Blue Growth will receive nearly €14.5 million EU funding to develop tools for the exploration of the underwater world, as well as to advance the Blue Growth economy. BRIDGES, a four year-long project bringing together research partners from 9 countries, will i
German wind farm developer and operator wpd has signed a contract with Senvion for Nordergründe offshore wind farm, under which Senvion will provide 18 of its 6 megawatt turbines. The companies signed the contract for delivery, installation and commissioning of the 18 Senvion 6.2M126 on 20 February
During the Business Hive Questions event held last week in Grimsby, UK Independence Party’s (UKIP) parliamentary candidate Victoria Ayling and Dr Vicky Dunn from the Green Party had a heated discussion about local content in the UK offshore wind industry, especially when it comes to Grimsby. “The Hu
German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus achieved 16,582 full capacity hours and generated 994.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from 2011 to 2014, thus exceeded the generation forecasts by around seven per cent. According to the operators, EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, the wind farm production for 2
Clinton Marine Survey AB has increased the fleet with another survey vessel. M/V Wind was purpose built for the Swedish Maritime Administration, as hydrographic survey vessel, at Boghammar Marin AB shipyard in Sweden. The vessel will deliver a state-of-the-art resolution to the survey market and has
Dong Energy has invested GBP 5.5 billion into the UK since 2004, with over GBP 4 billion committed to offshore wind. The company released these figures in today’s “Dong Energy in the UK“ report. Dong built its first UK offshore wind farm in 2004. By now, wind turbines installed by the company could